automatic, adj.
freq. cnt. 13
freq. cnt. 13
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
automatic
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
automatic
sample sentences
"automatic transmission""a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
antonym
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
automatic automatonlike machinelike robotic robotlike
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
automatic automatonlike machinelike robotic robotlike
sample sentences
"an automatic `thank you'""machinelike efficiency"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
without volition or conscious control
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
automatic reflex reflexive
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
automatic reflex reflexive
sample sentences
"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light""a reflex knee jerk"
"sneezing is reflexive"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form